JPH03191731A - Collar for animal and clothing for animal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To readily, continuously and safely deodorize body smell, foul breath and otorrhea smell of an animal such as a dog or a cat by providing acrylic fiber and/or nylon fiber adsorbed of copper sulfide on faces of a collar and clothing for the animal bringing into contact with the animal. CONSTITUTION:The objective collar 1 for an animal and clothing 10 for the animal have acrylic fiber and/or nylon fiber 2 (also may be cloth 3 formed by said fiber 2) adsorbed of copper sulfide on at least faces bringing into contact with the animal (4 and 11 are base materials; 5 is clasp; 12 is string for wearing). Acrylic fiber and/or nylon fiber adsorbed of copper sulfide is produced by treating said fiber adsorbed of monovalent copper ion with a reducing aqueous solution containing hydrosulfite or a hydrosulfite-acting substance.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to animal collars and animal clothing, and the purpose is to wear them on animals such as dogs and cats to eliminate body odor, bad breath, etc. of the animals wearing them. To provide an animal collar and animal clothing that can easily, sustainably, and safely deodorize and prevent odors such as ear discharge odor.

(Prior art and its problems) Conventionally, animals kept as pets at home have a body odor unique to the animal, which is a contributing factor to people's fear of animals.

Conventionally, washing has been widely used as a method for removing body odor from pet animals, particularly animals such as dogs and cats.

However, the effect of this method is temporary, so it must be done frequently for pets with strong body odor, which is not only time-consuming, but also because detergent ingredients are used to remove the animal's hair. This poses problems such as acting as an allergen on the skin of animals because it remains in the skin, and there are also problems from the viewpoint of animal health.

Further, as a prior art, there is a spray-type product containing a fragrance to eliminate animal body odor, and there is also a method of masking the body odor by spraying this spray onto the animal.

However, this method did not essentially eliminate the animal odor itself, and its effect was temporary, so it was not practical.

Regarding deodorization and deodorization of animal bad breath and ear discharge,
Despite strong demand from pet lovers and others, an effective method for deodorizing and preventing the bad breath and ear discharge odor of animals has not yet been found.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In view of the above circumstances, the industry has developed a method for easily, sustainably, and safely deodorizing and deodorizing not only the body odor of animals such as dogs and cats, but also their breath odor and ear discharge odor. It is hoped that the creation of

(Means for Solving the Invention) In view of the above-mentioned problems, as a result of intensive studies, the present inventor has developed a feature in which acrylic fibers and/or nylon fibers adsorbed with copper sulfide are provided at least on the surface that comes into contact with animals. An animal collar or animal clothing that eliminates body odor, bad breath, and ear discharge of the animal wearing the collar or clothing,
Furthermore, the inventors discovered that this collar or clothing is effective and safe as long as they are worn, leading to the completion of this invention.

(Structure of the Invention) Hereinafter, the structure of the invention will be explained in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 1(A) is a perspective view of one embodiment of the animal collar according to the present invention.

(1) is an animal collar; (2) is an acrylic fiber and/or nylon fiber made by adsorbing copper sulfide; and (3) is an acrylic fiber and/or nylon fiber made by adsorbing copper sulfide. 2), (4) is an animal collar base material, and (5)
) is a stopper.

Figure 1 (B) is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Figure 1 (A), Figure 1 (C) and Figure 1 (D) are the usage states of the animal collar shown in Figure 1 (A). FIG.

The animal collar (1) in this invention is not only a commonly used animal collar for tethering or identifying an animal, but also includes:
It also includes rings used on the neck, torso, or legs of animals.

A specific example of the ring-shaped ring used is an accessory ring for animals, which will be described later as a modified example.

The acrylic fiber and/or nylon fiber (2) of the present invention adsorbed with copper sulfide will be described in detail.

This fiber (2) is a fiber made by adsorbing copper sulfide to acrylic fiber and/or nylon fiber, and is usually made by hydrolyzing acrylic fiber (including modacrylic) and/or nylon fiber that has adsorbed monovalent copper ions. It can be produced by a production method that involves treatment with a reducing aqueous solution containing a sulfide or hydrosulfide active substance.

The copper sulfide in this invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a copper sulfide.

Specific examples include copper sulfide, which is produced by the reaction of copper ions with thiocrates such as potassium copper sulfide and sodium copper sulfide, copper sulfide, or dithionites such as sodium dithionite. It will be done.

The acrylic fiber may be any acrylic fiber that adsorbs the copper sulfide, and may be an acrylic fiber whose constituent components include acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, etc., which contain a CN group that easily adsorbs copper ions. Fibers are preferred.

The nylon fiber may be any nylon fiber since its main functional group amide easily adsorbs copper ions.

This fiber (2) is usually processed into thread, and the thread is further processed into cloth (3), and the constituent components of this invention include not only this fiber (2) but also this fiber (2). )
Includes twisted yarn and fabric (3).

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, it is preferable to process the fibers (2) into cloth (3) and then apply this cloth (3) to the animal collar base material (4).

The shape of this cloth (3) is not particularly limited, but a nonwoven fabric is more preferable.

Methods for providing this cloth (3) on the animal collar base material (4) include methods such as adhesion using an adhesive and suturing.

The area where this cloth (3) is provided must be at least on the side that comes into contact with the animal when the animal collar (1) is worn.

The reason for this is that if the cloth (3) does not come into contact with the animal, the deodorizing and deodorizing effects of the animal collar (1) cannot be expected.

Although it is not necessarily clear why the fabric (3) made of this fiber (2) exhibits deodorizing and deodorizing effects when provided in the animal collar (1), it is the inventor's reasoning that the fabric (2) has a This is thought to be because deodorizing and deodorizing effects can be obtained through antistatic and antibacterial effects.

In other words, since it has an anti-static effect, it can prevent the adhesion of odor-causing dirt and odor-causing bacteria that decompose sebum components and metabolites that tend to stick to animals that normally live in low-lying areas.

Moreover, this anti-static effect also prevents the animal's body hair from becoming tangled, creating a double effect in that the animal's body hair itself is less likely to attract germs and dirt.

Furthermore, due to the antibacterial action of this fiber (2), attached germs are reduced without propagation, and it is thought that deodorizing and deodorizing effects can be obtained.

Materials for the animal collar base material (4) provided with this cloth (3) include materials normally used for animal collars such as synthetic resin, synthetic cloth, natural cloth, leather, and synthetic leather, as well as copper sulfide materials. Any acrylic fiber and/or nylon fiber that adsorbs substances may be used.

The animal collar (1) having the above structure is made of acrylic fibers made of copper sulfide adsorbed and /Or the surface provided with the cloth (3) made of nylon fibers (2) is brought into contact with the animal and is worn on the animal using the clasp (5).

This animal collar (1) can also be equipped with a chain or string used for walking or tethering, and has the same function as a normal animal collar.

In addition, animals wearing this animal collar (No. 11) can carry out their normal lives without any problems.

Furthermore, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a first modified example of the animal collar (1) according to the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an animal collar (1) in which the entire animal collar base material (4) is coated with a cloth (3).

FIG. 3(A) is a perspective view of the animal accessory ring of the second modification of the animal collar (1), and FIG. 3(B) is a perspective view of the animal accessory ring of the second modification of the animal collar (1).
3(C) is a sectional view taken along the line BB in A), and FIG. 3(C) is a view showing the state in which the animal accessory ring shown in FIG. 3(A) is used.

(6) is an animal accessory ring, (7) is a thread made of acrylic fiber and/or nylon fiber (2) adsorbed with copper sulfide, (8) is a base material for an animal accessory ring, ( 9) indicates an accessory-ribbon.

The animal accessory ring (6) in this invention is used in a ring shape around the neck, trunk, legs, etc. of an animal.

In the animal accessory ring (6) of this second modification, the cloth (3) is provided inside the animal accessory ring base material (8).
) and sutured with thread αD.

The reason for suturing with this thread of 0υ is to interpose the cloth (3) provided inside the animal accessory ring (8) and the animal with the thread (7) to obtain a deodorizing and deodorizing effect due to the anti-static effect. be.

The animal accessory ring base material (8) may be made of commonly used fibers such as cotton, silk, and synthetic fibers.

Furthermore, this animal accessory ring (6) is not limited to the animal accessory ring (6) shown in FIG. 3, and may include synthetic resin, leather, synthetic leather, commonly used cotton, synthetic fiber, etc. A cloth (3
) and an accessory ribbon (9) are also available.

FIG. 4(A) is a plan view showing the animal-contacting surface of one embodiment of the animal clothing according to the present invention, and FIG. 4(B) shows the usage state of the animal clothing of FIG. 4(A). FIG.

aω is animal clothing, (2) is acrylic fiber and/or nylon fiber that adsorbs copper sulfide, (3) is acrylic fiber and/or nylon fiber that adsorbs copper sulfide (2) A cloth consisting of (Ill is an animal clothing base material, (1
3 is the obi paper.

In this invention, animal clothing aω includes not only clothing that animals can normally wear, but also accessories worn by animals.

Specific examples include animal sweaters, animal vests, animal ribbons, and the like.

The shape of the cloth (3) used in this animal clothing 0ω is not particularly limited, but at least the part where this cloth (3) is provided will come into contact with an animal when wearing this animal clothing αω. It must be on the side you want to use.

The reason for this is that if this cloth (3) does not come into contact with animals, the deodorizing and deodorizing effects of this animal clothing GO+ cannot be expected.

The animal clothing base material GD may be made of commonly used synthetic fibers, cotton, hemp, etc., or acrylic fibers and/or nylon fibers adsorbed with copper sulfide.

This animal clothing a0 is also worn on the animal in the usual way,
Animals wearing these don't have any trouble living their normal lives.

Hereinafter, the effects of this invention will be clarified by showing test examples and comparative examples.

(Test Example 1) Synthetic leather with a length of 40 cm and a width of 1.5 cm is made of acrylic fiber adsorbed with copper sulfide (product name: Thunderon 5S).
-N Polyacrylonitrile-copper sulfide composite resistivity 5.85X10-'~5.85Xio-'
Ω cm) length 28 cm, width 0.7 cm,
A 3mm thick cloth is sewn together to make an animal collar.

This animal collar can be used on 37 dogs (Pomeranian, Yorkshire Terrier, Maltese, Boodle, Shizu, Sheltie, Shiba Inu, mongrel, etc. (3 to 6 kg in weight), 1 mongrel (1 to 6 kg in weight))
2 kg) and one shepherd (body weight 30 kg)), and the deodorizing and deodorizing effects of their body odor were investigated.

The body odor of the subjects was measured through a sensory test on the 3rd, 7th, 155th, and 300th day after wearing this collar, and the number of subjects that had deodorizing and deodorizing effects (comparable)
are shown in Table 1.

(Test Example 2) The same animal collar as in Test Example 1 was applied to 35 dogs with bad breath (Pomeranian, Yorkshire Terrier, Maltese, Boodle, Shih, Sheltie, Shiba Inu, mongrel, etc.)
~6 kg) and one mongrel (body weight 12 kg)), and the deodorizing and deodorizing effects of these halitosis were tested.

On the 3rd, 7th, 155th, and 300th day after wearing this collar, the breath odor of the subjects was measured through a sensory test, and the number of subjects that had deodorizing and deodorizing effects (comparable)
are shown in Table 1.

(Test Example 3) The same animal collar as in Test Example 1 was used on 19 dogs (Pomeranian, Yorkshire Terrier, Maltese,
Boodle, Shih, Sheltie Shiba Inu, mixed breed, etc. (3 to 6 kg in weight), and 1 Shepherd (30 kg in weight))
The deodorizing and deodorizing effects of these ear discharge odors were tested.

After wearing this collar, on the 3rd, 7th, 155th, and 300th day, we conducted a sensory test to measure the ear discharge odor of the subjects. ) are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 1) Similar to the animal collar of Test Example 1, the length was 40 cm and the width was 1.
An animal collar is made of 5 cm of synthetic leather. (Acrylic fiber adsorbing copper sulfide (Product name: Thunderon 5S-N, manufactured by Nippon Nagao ■) Polyacrylonitrile-copper sulfide composite resistivity 5.85Xio-'~5.85X1
Using this collar (0-''Ω cm) without sutures, the same test was conducted using the same subject as in Example 1.

The test results are shown in Table 2.

(Comparative Example 2) Using the same animal collar as in Comparative Example 1, the same test was conducted on the same subject as in Example 2.

The test results are shown in Table 2.

(Comparative Example 3) Using the same animal collar as in Comparative Example 1, the same test was conducted on the same subject as in Example 3.

The test results are shown in Table 2.

(Leaving space below) Table 1 Table 2 (Test Example 4) (a); Cloth made of 100% acrylic fiber; (b); 80% acrylic fiber of (a); 20% acrylic fiber adsorbing copper sulfide (Product name: Thunderon 5S-N Made by Nippon Kage ■ Polyacrylonitrile-copper sulfide composite resistivity 5.85X 10-'~5.85X
The frictional charging voltage between these (a) and (b) and cotton fabric was measured.

(The method was according to JIS, L-1094.) The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3 (Test Example 5) (c) Acrylic fiber adsorbing copper sulfide (Product name: Thunderon 5S-N manufactured by Nippon Joke ■ Polyacrylonitrile-copper sulfide composite resistivity 5.85X10-1~ 5
．． (d) Cloth made of nylon fibers adsorbing copper sulfide (Product name: Nylon Thunderon, manufactured by Nippon Kousoku) (c), (d) and (c), (d) Each wash? 1
An antibacterial test was conducted after 10 times.

The test bacteria are ■ Staphylococcus yellowis
aureus ) ■Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kle
bslella pneumoniae), the shake flask method was used as the test method.

Table 4 (Margin below) Note) Standard white cloth (nylon) was used as the target.

(Effects of the Invention) The animal collar and animal clothing according to the present invention are characterized in that acrylic fibers and/or nylon fibers adsorbed with copper sulfide are provided on at least the surface that comes into contact with the animal. Since these are animal collars and animal clothing, as is clear from the above test examples and comparative examples, they can be worn on animals such as dogs to easily eliminate odors such as body odor, bad breath, and ear discharge odor of the animals wearing them. It has a continuous deodorizing and deodorizing effect.

In addition, the acrylic fibers and/or nylon fibers adsorbed with copper sulfide have an irritation index of 2B and 0 in skin tests.
D. It has been confirmed that QC is quasi-negative (Japan Industrial Skin Hygiene Association, Hodai Industrial Dermatology Research Institute), and the safety of animals wearing this animal collar or animal clothing is sufficient.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1(A) is a perspective view of one embodiment of the animal collar according to the present invention, FIG. 1(B) is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1(A), FIG. 1(C) and FIG. 1(D) is a diagram showing the state of use of the animal collar shown in FIG. 1(A), FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the first modified example of the animal collar shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. Diagram (A
) A perspective view of the animal accessory ring of the second modified example of the animal collar shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3(B) is a perspective view of the animal accessory ring shown in FIG.
), FIG. 3(C) is a diagram showing the usage state of the animal accessory ring shown in FIG. 3(A),
FIG. 4(A) is a plan view showing the animal-contacting surface of one embodiment of the animal clothing according to the present invention, and FIG. 4(B) shows the usage state of the animal clothing of FIG. 4(A). FIG. (1)...Animal collar (2)...Acrylic fiber and/or nylon fiber adsorbed with copper sulfide aω...Animal clothing (C)

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) Acrylic fiber adsorbed with copper sulfide and/or
Or an animal collar, characterized in that nylon fiber is provided on at least the surface that comes into contact with the animal. (2) The acrylic fibers and/or nylon fibers adsorbed with copper sulfide act as hydrosulfides or hydrosulfides on the acrylic fibers (including modacrylic) and/or nylon fibers adsorbed with monovalent copper ions. The animal collar according to claim 1, characterized in that it is manufactured by a manufacturing method comprising treatment with a reducing aqueous solution containing a substance. (3) Acrylic fiber and/or adsorbed copper sulfide
Or clothing for animals, characterized in that nylon fibers are provided on at least the surface that comes into contact with animals. (4) The acrylic fibers and/or nylon fibers adsorbed with copper sulfide act as hydrosulfides or hydrosulfides on the acrylic fibers (including modacrylic) and/or nylon fibers adsorbed with monovalent copper ions. The animal clothing according to claim 3, characterized in that it is manufactured by a manufacturing method in which the animal clothing is treated with a reducing aqueous solution containing a substance.